Russian trade with Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia

The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Lebanon in the third quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Lebanon

In the 3rd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Lebanon totaled $163,623,803, up 33.02% ($40,613,963) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2016 totaled $160,674,455, up 33.44% ($40,268,632) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2016 totaled $2,949,348, up 13.26% ($345,331) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2016 was $157,725,107, a 33.89% increase ($39,923,301) over the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Lebanon was Russia’s 70th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 76th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1342% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0969% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

Lebanon was Russia’s 59th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 65th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.2233% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1514% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

Lebanon was Russia’s 115th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 109th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0059% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0055% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Lebanon

The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 51.99% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (54.11% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $345,786;

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $198,794;